494 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 25-Nov. 4, 1710.

U. H. J.

Thursday October 26th 1710

Her Majesty's honble Council met Present as yesterday with
the addition of the honble Col Greenfield
M^r Campbell M^r Dare and M^r Hill bring from the House of
Delegates Viz.

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By the House of Delegates 26th Octob^r 1710

This House have considered the papers your Honours were
pleased to lay before them relating to the Disapprobation of

Several Laws lately passed wherein they find intimated the
Reasons sent your Honours for disallowance of the same
which if before your Honours this House pray may be Com-
municated to them
And as to that part of the Message that relates to the Itin-
erant Justice's Charge This House have debated the same and
resolved upon the Questions put (whither the Country ought
to pay or allow any thing for such Charge or not) That the
Country ought not to pay such Charge. That Constitution
being very ill convenient to the Country and imposed upon
them without their Consent
Signed p Order R Dallam Cl Ho Del.

In answer whereto carryed to the House Viz.

By the Council in Assembly Octob^r 26th 1710

In Answer to your Message by M^r Campbell M^r Dare and
M^r Hill We send you the reasons for the repeale of the Act
for relief of poor Debtors & languishing Prisoners
We never received any Reasons for the Repeale of the Act
for ascertaining Damages on protested Bills of Exchange and
for our Town Laws We have perceived no particular Reasons
but that there are the like Objections to them as to the Laws
for Towns in Virginia
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl Coun.

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Sent to the House with Christian Swormstead's Petition
W^m Hickman of Calvert County's Petition read and recom-
mended to the House of Delegates
Ordered that M^r Gerard Slye be inserted in the Commission
of S^t Marys County Court in his former Station
Ordered that a new Commission issue to Charles County
Court that Col Smallwood be omitted and that Col Philip
Hoskins be appointed President of that Court and M^r Gerrard
Fowkes added also in his former place